The Party Machine with Nia Peeples
| The Party Machine with Nia Peeples | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dance-variety |
| Created by | Arsenio Hall |
| Presented by | Nia Peeples |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Arsenio Hall |
| Producer(s) | Peter Wagg |
| Location(s) | Paramount Studios Hollywood, California |
| Production company(s) | Arsenio Hall Communications Paramount Domestic Television |
| Distributor | Paramount Domestic Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndication |
| Original run | January 7, 1991 – September 15, 1991 |
The Party Machine with Nia Peeples is a half-hour late-night American musical variety show that aired in syndication for one season in 1991. The show was hosted by Nia Peeples and executive produced by Arsenio Hall.
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[edit] History
[edit] Background
Arsenio Hall created Party Machine as a televised afterparty to his own program, The Arsenio Hall Show, and to be a late-night alternative to Late Night with David Letterman.[1] Hall built the half-hour show around Nia Peeples, who previously hosted MTV's Friday night Street Party series.[2] The Party Machine set featured live music venues, multi-level dance floors, conversation pits, a VIP room, a non-alcoholic bar and a resident DJ. Music videos were introduced by Peeples, who also served as a dancer/choreographer.[3][4] The show, sold to markets as a companion piece to Hall's talk show, aired weeknights in syndication beginning January 7, 1991 on approximately 150 stations.[5] Its format brought comparisons to Club MTV, Soul Train, Dance Party USA and American Bandstand.[6][7]
[edit] Guests
Party Machine aimed to be a showcase for established and breaking urban dance acts.[3] Singer Pebbles was the show's first guest.[6] Other music acts who performed on the show include The Boys, Tevin Campbell, Taylor Dayne, En Vogue, Guy, LeVert, MC Hammer, Maxi Priest, Will Smith, Ralph Tresvant and Vanilla Ice.[3][4] The show also featured comedians and actors such as Sinbad and David Faustino.[4]
[edit] Ratings
Initially, ratings for Party Machine were solid and on several occasions beat Late Night head-to-head in Atlanta, New York, Detroit, Miami and Washington.[1] Viewership gradually dipped, however, and in June the show was cancelled. The final episode aired on September 15, 1991.[8]
[edit] See also
List of late-night American network TV programs
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rohter, Larry (1991-03-11). "A New Diversion for Those Who Stay Up Late". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/11/arts/a-new-diversion-for-those-who-stay-up-late.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ Gliatto, Tom (1991-04-01). "Four Years After Fame, Nia Peeples Becomes Late-Night's Boogie Queen, Powering Arsenio's Party Machine". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20114788,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ a b c Carey, Jean (1990-12-22). "Video Syncrasies". St. Petersburg Times: p. 1D.
- ^ a b c Mason, Doug (1991-01-30). "Life After Arsenio: 'Party Machine' Host Nia Peeples Keeps the Party Rolling". Knoxville News Sentinel: p. B1.
- ^ Graham, Jefferson (1991-01-03). "Hall's Late-Night 'Party'; Producing a Partner for His Show". USA Today: p. 1D.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (1991-04-12). "TV Review - 'The Party Machine With Nia Peeples'". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313957,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ Prescott, Jean (1991-01-17). "'Party Machine' Is Not Just a Party for Host Nia Peeples". The Miami Herald: p. 7G.
- ^ Johnson, Peter (1991-06-20). "The Late-Night 'Party' is Over for Nia Peeples". USA Today: p. 3D.
